Revolving phonograph-record case.



No. 692,4". Patented Feb. 4, I902.

E. L. APPLEBY.

REVOLVING PHONOGRAPH RECORD BASE.

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No. 692,4. Patented Feb. 4, I902.

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REVOLVING PHONOGRAPH RECORD CASE.

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ERNEST LEVERN APPLEBY, OF BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPECIFIUATION forming; part of Letters Patent N0. 692,411, datedFebruary 4, 1902. Application filed April 1'7, 1901. Serial No; 56,266.(No model.)

To (02% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERNEST LEVERN AP- PLEBY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bradford, in the county of McKean and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRevolving Phonograph-Record Cases, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to phonograph-record holders or cases,- and has forits object to produce a device of this character in which phonograph orother like records may be conveniently and systematically stored forpreservation and in which-they may be trans ported from place to placewithout danger of becoming marred or otherwise damaged.

To this end the invention consists, primarily, of an outer case orcovering, a drum or core mounted therein, and a plurality ofrecord-supporting devices carried by said drum and adapted to receivethe records and maintain them out of contact one with another.

The invention further consists in the details of construction more fullyhereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of thedevice closed. Fig. 2 is a similar View of the device opened. Fig. 3 isa cross-section on the line a a of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view of amodified form of record-supporting device. Fig. 5 is a longitudinalsection on the line I) b of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the outer case or coveringproper, composed of leather or other suitable material and preferably ofa cylindrical form in cross-section.

2 is an inner drum or core, preferably also of cylindrical form andcomposed of any suitable materal, mounted centrally in the case 1 on avertical axis and adapted to be manually rotated on its axis to gainaccess to any of the various records. The axis on which the drum ismounted to revolve comprises a metallic rod 4, extending centrallytherethrough and projecting at the respective ends of the drum to formjournals 5 and 6, which arejournaled in the ends of the outer case 1.The drum is provided with a plurality of radially-proj ectin gsupporting-spindles 7, attached to the drum by driving their inner endsinto suitable sockets formed in the drum. These spindles are arranged inlinear rows around the drum and are each adapted to receive and carry aphonograph-record, the spindles being so spaced as to prevent therecords contacting one with another. Instead of the spindles I mayprovide the drum with springfingers 8, as illustrated in Fig. 4, toreceive and hold the records. These fingers 8 each comprise two piecesof spring-wire or the like bentinto form, as shown, and having theirinner ends 9 bradded into the drum. These spring-fingers will when arecord is in place thereon hold it with a yielding pressure,whichmaintains it firmly in place, but admits of its ready removal.

To admit of access being had to the inner drum, the case 1 is providedwith a suitable door 10, extending nearly the full length thereof,mounted on hinges 11 and provided with a fastening device comprising ahook 12 and staple 13, by which it may be secured when closed.

The case is provided on its outside adjacent to the edge of the door andparallel therewith with a suitable index 14., provided with suitabledesign ating-ordinals opposite the respective rows of records forfacilitating the ready location of any desired record.

To prevent the rotation of the inner drum when not in use, I provideasuitable locking device comprising a flat metallic plate 15, secured atone end to the journal 5 and at its opposite end provided with avertical finger 16, passing through a hole 17 in the top of the easeland for engagement with a suitable notch or hole in the end of the drum.The plate 15 is hinged at its center, as at 18, to permit its pin endbeing turned back out of engagement with the drum.

The case 1 is provided with a suitable handle 19, by which it maybereadily transported from place to place.

It is to be understood that I do not limit or confine myself to theprecise details herein described, as various changes, such as wouldsuggest themselves to the skilled mechanic, may be made withoutdeparting from the limits or scope of my invention.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim is- 1. In aphonographrecord holder or case,

the combination with the outer case or covering, of a drum mountedtherein and a plurality of record-supporting devices carried by saiddrum and a locking device comprising a hinged arm mounted on one of thejournals of the drum andhaving means to engage the inner drum to preventits rotation.

2. In a phonograph-record holder or case, the combination with the outercase or covering, of a drum rotatably mounted therein, and a pluralityof record-supporting devices carried by said drum and adapted tomaintain the record out of contact one with another and a locking devicecomprising a hinged arm mounted on one of the journals of the drum andhaving means to engage the inner drum to prevent its rotation.

3. In a phonograph-record holder or case, the combination With the outercase or covering, of an inner rotatable drum, a rod extendingconcentrically through said drum and journaling it to the case, and aplurality of radially-extending record-supporting devices carried bysaid drum and a locking device comprising a hinged arm mounted on one ofthe journals of the drum and having means to engage the inner drum toprevent its rotation.

4. In a phonograph-record holder or case, the combination with the outercase or cover provided with a record-index, of an inner rotatable drumjournaled therein, a plurality of record-supporting devices carried bythe drum and a device for locking the drum against rotation mounted onthe journal of the inner drum and hinged between its ends.

5. In a phonograph-record holder or case, the combination with the outercase or cover, of a rotatable drum journaled therein, a plurality ofrecord-su pportin g devices carried by the drum, a door in the outercase admitting access to its interior and an index carried by the outercase adjacent to the door for designating the contained records. 1

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ERNEST LEVERN APPLEBY.

Witnesses:

E. F. SHELDON, F. V. B. SWITZER.

